Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

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She screamed as she swung at me. “Thate you.” I caught her hand and bucked her off of my hips. The male stood over top of us, tried to kick out, but I rolled. I heard a snarl and a slashing claw coming for my face before I spun to the left. Thora’s claws drove into the dirt. “You think you are so good, so powerful. But in the e, you condemned innocent people to death.”

I rolled onto my hands and knees and pushed up. “You can lie to yourself all you want, but I’m not stupid.” Hér face fell as she pulled her hand from the ground.

“What the fuck are you talking about?” She shrieked as she stood.

“You never wanted to be my friend.” I shook my head as she circled me with the male. “You sat with me and fed me bullshit lies about Nina. I knew you were her puppet from the first day. I said nothing because I wanted to see what you were trying to do.”

She seemed to stumble at my words. “You knew?”

I laughed as I shifted my claws. “Of course I knew. I saw you and Nina talking multiple times.” The male darted in, but I struck first. My claws swept up as he kicked, connecting to the soft flesh of his inner thigh. He yelped as he spun away, blood pooling under him. I’might have nicked the femoral artery with that swipe. “You two thought you were secretive, but I knew by the end of the day.”

at me but

you the same day behind the bleachers by the field. Ring a bell?” I watched her face cycle through emotions faster than she could even feel them. “Yeah, I saw you.” I shook my head. “I just let you think I didn’t know. But I

I just stopped answering you. So anything that

swung again, less controlled than her

swung once, catching her cheek drawing blood. “Nina was the one who went to the council.” I swung again, causing her to stumble. The male darted in, but I kicked back and caught him between the legs. He dropped as Thora swung wildly, and I kicked out. She slid a few feet away. “And Nina was the one that convinced the council to get rid of you and your family. Probably because you were loose ends, and she was still trying to

would never do that to us. We were

ended up with the rogues, and Nina was safe and sound. I don’t have the ability to convince the council to do anything, but guess who does.” I kicked out again, but I caught her arm, so she didn’t fly off. “Your friend tossed your entire family away like trash, just the keep herself safe.” I punched her in

“Shut up.”

“I would have been your friend, and I would have done my best to save your family. But you worked with Nina. And you condemned your family to their graves. You don’t